Chemisorption of 4-(4-amino-phenylazo) benzoic acid molecule on the Si(0 0 1)-(4 × 2) surface

Birlik G., Demirel G., ÇAKMAK M., Caykara T.

Surface Science, vol.601, no.18, pp.3760-3764, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 601 Issue: 18
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.susc.2007.04.063
  • Journal Name: Surface Science
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.3760-3764
  • Keywords: density functional theory, low index surface, si surface reconstruction, chemisorption, self-assembled monolayer, photoswitch molecules, SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS, AB-INITIO CALCULATION, ABSORPTION WAVELENGTH, POLYCARBONATE FILM, POLYMER SOLIDS, AZOBENZENE, DYES, PHOTOISOMERIZATION, PHOTOCHEMISTRY, STILBENE
  • Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Structural and electronic properties of self-assembled monolayer with 4-(4-amino-phenylazo) benzoic acid (APABA) on the Si(0 0 1)-(4 × 2) surface are investigated by ab initio calculation based on density functional theory. For the APABA chemisorption on the silicon surface, we have assumed two different binding sites: (i) amino group of molecule and (ii) carboxyl group of molecule. Considering amino-site, we have assumed two possible models for the chemisorption of molecules on the Si(0 0 1)-(4 × 2) surface: (i) an intrarow position between two neighboring Si dimers in the same dimer row (Model I), (ii) on-dimer position (Model II). We have found that Model II is 1.10 eV energetically more favorable than Model I. The Si-N bond length was calculated as 1.85 Å which is in excellent agreement with the sum of the corresponding covalent radii of 1.87 Å. Considering carboxyl-site, we have assumed exactly the same model as mentioned above. Again we have found that Model II is energetically favorable than Model I. The calculated bond lengths for Si-O and O-C are 1.76 and 1.35 Å, respectively. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.